Tom Cotton

Donald Trump has proposed to increase our defense budget to accelerate nuclear modernization and to accelerate ballistic missile defenses and to expand and accelerate oil and gas production which would obviously harm Russia's economy.

There is a widespread assumption--this has been expressed by Secretary Clinton herself since the election--that Vladimir Putin favored Donald Trump in this election.

I want to be more precise here.

I want to express my admiration and deepest respect and gratitude for what they do.

I respect you guys, you guys are heroes, I want you to know that from the outset.

Many U.S. Government officials, from our President down to low-level functionaries, have repeatedly said that this was not a ransom payment.

I agree that low labor force participation among 'working-age' men is a threat to prosperity.

This is not a matter of opinion based on a preference for limited government. It's a brutally objective fact of life.

In the next 10 years, the United States will spend more on interest for its debt than it does for its military.

If we can do both, interest payments will fall, and economic growth will pick up!

I speak today as a friend of encryption, someone who recognizes its vital role in protecting some of the most important data.

I find no logical, reasonable reason why the technology companies should not be subject to the same sorts of rights and obligations.

This bill would extend this service to veterans to be buried in state and Indian cemeteries.

I would like to thank the Ranking Member, Senator Blumenthal. Thank you, Senator Murray and Senator Hirono, for the chance to appear before you today.

In order to right this wrong, Senator Tillis and I introduced the Atomic Veterans Health Care Parity Act.

Some British politicians have promised--or perhaps I should say threatened--immediate tax increases or budget cuts if the U.K. citizens vote to leave.

Our own President has said that the United Kingdom would have to go to 'the back of the queue' for any new trade agreement.

I certainly think that we all in America, and particularly in positions of leadership in our Government, should respect the British people's sovereign right to govern their own affairs.

The Wall Street Journal also reported that the CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, directed DataMiner to stop the contract because he was worried about, quote, 'the optics,' end quote, of helping intelligence agencies.

I want to discuss cooperation with our intelligence community from Silicon Valley, specifically Twitter and a company called DataMiner.

I think it's a good thing for government employees to be involved in their community.

I think it reflects very well on your character that you've disclosed it up front, as well as that it was dismissed as completely unfounded.

Will the Administration commit to a pure extension of the Iran Sanctions Action, yes or no?

So $50 billion, though, that is the gross sanctions relief that they might receive? Not net.

This Administration continues a longstanding pattern of misleading the American people in public settings and telling the Congress the truth in private settings.